LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: of 4 fr iflgan Uadgtt Seventy-Fifth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNWVFRSITY OF MICHIGAN VNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS "Keep The Local Hospital Open-PIm Bleeding." A partment Periss ion: A Necessary Freedom 1 < e6 *s AreFe,420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBOR. MICH. Cth Will Prevmil NEs TsPxoNE: 764-0552 Editorials pri ted in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. SUNDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 1965 NIGHT EDITOR: MICHAEL JULIAR Afterthoughts on Junor Women's Apartment Permission IT SOUNDS LIKE a wonderful deal which Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard Cutler spelled out in his office early this week. The sophomore women received a ticket to freedom: the oppor- tunity to escape the dormitories next fall subject to the contingencies of apart- ment availability and parental permis- sion. For the Office of Student Affairs, the permission also meant freedom-from the awesome responsibility of keeping heady juniors cooped up in the dormitory system. The decision will no doubt be hailed by both quarters. But there should be an effort made to poke through the short- range advantages and ponder some of the long-range ramifications of such a move. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, the junior apartment decision indicates the will- ingness of Cutler and the OSA to re- spond to student sentiment. A recent survey of sophomore women in residence halls had found the desire for junior permissions to be very high. As a result, the exodus of the next few years could leave the dormitories in the best and least crowded condition they've enjoyed in years. Eventually, the dorm system may be forced into a com- petitive situation with apartments which could lead to vast improvements in their services. BUT THE OVERALL prospects for long- range developments springing from Cutler's decision are not as appetizing. Besides citing the immediate justifica- tions, Cutler offered an old philosophic reason for his decision. "We intend that students be allowed to live under condi- tions which we mutually judge to be beneficial to their educational exper- ience," he declared. The question is whether this judgment will be substantiated. In an institution caught amidst unprecedented expansion and diversification, the student body has been one form of solidarity. For all their weaknesses, sororities and dormitories have provided an intelligible unit to which the student may return after a day in the puzzling world of bulging' classes and libraries. ALTHOUGH MALE students and senior women have already dispersed to the fringes of the campus and beyond, the arrival of younger women will give a dramatic emphasis to the discontinuity of campus life. Soon, many students will not even have to move into the central campus area to find dates. They can move from apart- ment to apartment, avoiding the central campus like suburbanites shun the city. Instead of affording the opportunity to develop, apartments may become more and more the excuse to withdraw from the educational process. After all, if peo- ple don't like dormitories when they're crowded, why should they frequent li- braries or movie theatres which are just as crowded? Perhaps this decentralization is neces- sary in a system of 30,000 students and$ Cutler is being wise not to fight the tide. He should not, however, abandon the al- ternative of constructing a fertile dor- mitory system and revitalizing the atro- phying Greek system. THE CONCEPT of freedom on this cam- pus has too long been a revulsion against discipline rather than a positive establishment of goals and programs. Cutler's decision will be applauded for unshackling women from dormitories. But will the void of the current residence halls' not be replaced by another one much worse and much more irrevocable? When Cutler wisely relinquished some untenable controls over discontented juniors this week, he inherited a greater and more subtle responsibility to stu- dents. If he is no longer their jailer, he is still very much their keeper. -LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM { The Week in Review At Big, Report and a Big Release To the Editor: I WAS tremendously pleased to read the official announcement of the grant of apartment per- mission to junior women. The bright young girl who comes to the University with a craving for solitude and intimacy quickly experiences disillusion- ment. The University responds to her needs with a double or triple, concrete-walled room in an over- sizedsdormitory, with lecture courses of 100 or 200 and a "so- cial" library. The living situation, the study situation are closely linked: how can a serious student be serious when study hours must conform to the wishes of a roommate, a screaming corridor, a dorm cook and the demands of a sign-out slip? And until now, she has greatly envied the freedom in which her male contemporaries live-a life led not by arbitrary rules but by temperament, a life which combines intense study and intense friendship . . . and long early morning walks in Ann Ar- bor. All this-the satisfying ex- perience of a liberal education- has been denied her. AND, FINALLY, I was happy to see that The Daily reporter asked Vice-President Cutler the obvious next question: "When will sophomore women have the same option?" -Gloria Bowles, Grad Monorail To the Editor: IN REPLY to an article in the Jan. 27 Daily, "City Council Discusses Campus Expansion Plan": With theistudenthenrollment that is predicted in the near fu- ture and the subsequentnexpan- sion that the University will have to undertake at both North Cam- pus and Central Campus, it would appear that a fast, large volume passenger transit system will have to be used. Rather than the unimaginative idea of tractor-trailer passenger transit service proposed for North Campus, why not initiate a mono- rail system through Central Cam- pus to North Campus and back? This would be a far-reaching ap- proach to the problem which is facing us, and it would also solve our parking problem. By having one or two large parking lots on the edge of the campus and having the monorail stop at these lots, we could solve the present student parking prob- lem. Why not look to the future? -David A. Hobbs, '66A&D Overtime To the Editor: IN HIGH SCHOOL when the bell rang for a class to end, the students got up and left whether the teacher was in the middle of a sentence or not. At the Univer- sity, however, it is the instruc- tors that lack courtesy rather than the students. This is evident when instruc- tors look at their watches and see that it is already past the hour, but take the next 10 min- utes to sum up the topic. Occasionally there is nothing wrong with a few extra minutes of discussion, particularly if ques- tions are being answered. But, a teacher has no right to constantly infringe upon anothei teacher's class time. He is being unfair to the instructors whose students he will make late as well as to the instructor who may be planning to start his class on time in the room that he continues to occupy. The extra few minutes of lecture may benefit the students, but per- haps these instructors have some- thing of importance to say too. * * * THE SIZE of the University often makes it difficult to get to classes in the 10 minute limit, but the selfish lecturer who uses up all but a few of those minutes makes it impossible. A longer in- termission is not needed, but thoughtfulness in the timing of material is. I hope that instructors who find themselves guilty will take the appropriate 'action' before their students do. -Margaret Mazer, '67 Symphony To the Editor: THE ORIGINAL Daily review (Feb. 9) of the Minneapolis Symphony concert seemed to me at theutimecompetent and rou- tine, but Kenneth Fisher's letter of rebuttal (Feb. 11) made me appreciate the Daily critic's vir- tues: clear thinking and good taste. Fisher's letter is evidently in- tended as a review of the concert. From this point of view, it is extraordinary that criticism of the Szymanowski Violin Concerto is limited to an unenlightening ref- erence to its "incongruity" in the program. This concerto, together with the Hindemith "Concert Daily Editor H. Neil Berk- son's column will not appear. this week. It will resume its regular publication next Sun- day, Feb. 21. Music," is dismissed, apparently on the idiotic grounds that since the concert features the Min- neapolis Symphony Orchestra, the program should be comprised en- tirely of symphonies! The reader may imagine what symphony concerts around the country would be like, lacking tone-poems, concerti, overtures, etc. Fisher may be assured that one longish symphony is about all of the form of music that he is likely to find in an average con- cert program. * * * THE HINDEMITH "Concert Music" comes in for some rather inane comment, sowing Fisher's lack of understanding of the limits of music criticism. Hindemith, even before his death, was accepted as a fine composer, particularly noted for his attention to form and to de- tails. The "Concert Music" is one of his better-known works; it may suffer by comparison with the Bartok Concerto, but that is not to say that it is "disjointed," or that it is reminiscent of "some of these new paintings . . the ones that are painted by throwing the pigment from a distance of at least 10.29 feet." This betrays a rather, simplistic and juvenile attitude toward ab- stract painting, as well as toward the Hindemith "Concert Music." Furthermore, it is outside the province of journalistic music cri- ticism to judge the merits of com- positions of the accepted reper- toire, as Hindemith's more popu- lar pieces are. IT IS THE business of the critic to evaluate the performance, not the work, when it is as recognized as the "Concert Music." How ab- surd it would have seemed to find the reviewer of the London Sym- phony censuring Bartok for the harmonies in the Concerto for Orchestra! Yet good taste de- mands the same tolerance from the critic who must review one of Hindemith's major works. -Peter Bickelmann, '65L Escort Service To the Editor: SO MUCH has been said about student apathy in the last few months, but when the Wenley men offer the escort service, we women'on campus realize that someone cares! We would like to express our our thanks to the men of Wenley. -Sara-Ann Kochin, '66 President Hunt House, South Quadrangle 1* t * t. ' 4 *1 An Improbable (Doggy) Tale IN OCTOBER, the University student body defeated Great Gunns, the Won- der Dog in the SGC elections. The decision did not seem to be vital at the time, but recent occurrences indicate his defeat may have been one of the most ominous political events since Henry IV seized the English throne. There is no proof of a connection, but ever since Gunns' failure, there has been a definite change in the dogs on cam- pus. Previously whenever one such ani- mal would meet another, the usual result -was a fray of nipping and clawing, per- haps reflecting a difference of opinion between the fraternity houses which own- ed the pets. Now, however, it is common to see as many as five or six canines gathered together on a fraternity lawn. No longer bickering, the assortment of collies, shepherds, setters and St. Ber- nards have apparently forgotten past dif- ferences and are uniting for a common purpose. Undoubtedly their goal is more total control of the campus. Whether they were inspired to act by last semester's defeat is hard to say, but it is easy to under-' stand their desire for power. They are not used to losing; after all, they nearly always have the run of the University. Not only do dogs stroll at will along the school walkways and lawns, but they also make themselves equally at home inside the buildings. It is not uncommon for a mutt to walk up and down the aisles in a lecture hall, and one is not really a Mich- igan student until he sees a green Dal- Co fidential EVER WONDERED about Ringo Starr -Does he or doesn't he? Thursday he married an 18-year-old beautician, Maureen Cox. Now only his hairdresser knows for sure. _R. RAMPlAT1 matian with pink and black spots roam- ing the corridors of the Frieze Building. INCE NO SURVEY has ever been made see if they are toilet trained and no incidents of attacks have been reported, it is not surprising that there have been no complaints about the freedom given the hounds. Nevertheless, there have un- doubtedly been some close calls. The mascot of Sigma Phi Epsilon has been trained to attack with the force of the Fifth Infantry Division when hearing the name of a certain rival house. Should some passer-by happen to mention the evil moniker, the dog would probably prove Pavlov's experiments and promptly mangle the unsuspecting soul. "Rocky," the well disciplined mongrel belonging to Beta Theta Pi, is one of the city's finest watch dogs. Not only does he guard the house itself, but he also makes sure that no one dares walk along the sidewalk in front of it. Often stationed outside for the night, he holds his ground against all comers and one can expect to hear his friendly barking reverberating between South and West Quad at any hour. WITH SO MUCH FREEDOM and control, it is no wonder that the pups are now trying to extend their sphere of influ- ence. It is necessary for firm steps to be taken now. No longer can coeds playfully allow the beasts to enter the UGLi and then claim, "The dog wanted to return a book." Yet even those who favor clamping down on canine power do not realize the implications if such steps are not fol- lowed. A recent article in Time magazine re- ports on a new fad of unusual pets. In the last several months, the familiar home animals have been replaced by mountain lion cubs, scorpions, vultures, rattlesnakes and pythons. There is the fearful possi- bility that fraternities, always looking By JOHN KENNY Assistant Managing Editor and LOUISE LIND Assistant Editorial Director A LITERARY COLLEGE report calling for a curb on its future enrollment and a concentration of expansion at the upperclass and graduate levels was issued Mon- day, after the literary college fac- ulty meeting. The OSA this week granted apartment permission to junior women (defined as those with 54 or more credit hours), effective next fall. The implications of each event is far-reaching and as yet not fully determined. The literary col- lege report, a "discussion" report prepared by the executive commit- tee of the college, sets broad goals for the college's expansion and its coordination with other University colleges and state-wide educa- tional plans. As such it proposes means which are largely undiscussed and many of which directly counter the gen- eral University growth plans out- lined in the Office of Academic Affairs report on "The Growth of the University," completed in December. THE OSA decision on junior women's apartment permission was seen as partically certain as far back as last year, when con- siderably more liberal rules were promulgated for senior women. One immediate question is "Where does all this lead?" Stu- dents already speculate, perhaps correctly, a continuing liberaliz- ing trend, eventually extending the same privileges to sophomore women. Though still very much in the future, this is not complete- ly out of the realm of possibilities. The OSA has already gotten re- quests from freshmen women ask- ing for special apartment permis- sion for next year. ,, , , A CLOSER look at the literary college document reveals nine spe- cific conclusions and recommend- ations: -Expansion as rapidly as out- lined in the OAA December report is neither necessary nor desired, -Freezing freshmen enrollment at the planned figure for 1965 (3100) and admitting only this number through 1968; -Coordinating plans for liter- ary college growth with "the emerging plans for state-wide education" (the State Board of Education, and Romney's "blue ribbon" Citizens Committee on Higher Education); -Expanding the college pri- marily at the upperclass and graduate levels; -Refusing to allow growth plans to interfer with the quality of teaching and suggesting pos- sible revisions of t e a c h i n g methods; -Developing a masters degree program in college teaching to help provide necessary teachers for an expanded state-wide sys- tem of community colleges: -Realizing that neither the residential college, slated for a fall 1967 -opening, nor the year-round trimester system will significantly ease enrollment pressures in the. next few years; -As a major "service unit," the literary college must not let ex- pansion by other units force un- warranted literary college growth, and -Examining the organizational structure of the literary college to improve its effectiveness and pro- mote communication within the University's largest college. * * * IN SPITE OF the vagueness of some guidelines set down in the report, it still remains as a sub- stantial reaction against a Uni- versity whose enrollment is, pre- dicted to hover around the 50,000 mark in 10 years. But the report may have little impact. Less than 200 out of the college's nearly 1000 faculty mem- bers even voted on accepting it. Eight faculty members and the college's top four administrators actually prepared the report. One wonders the extent to which it reflects "grass-roots" faculty opin- ion. At the same time junior apart- ment permission was announced, Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler said "parallel privileges" would be granted to junior women living in the dormi- tory system. These will be an- nounced in several weeks. Junior women living off campus next fall will be required to get parental permission and live in University-endorsed housing (cer- tified by the city for health and safety standards and using Uni- versity rental agreement forms). THIS WEEK a slim turnout of men students approved a referen- dum to merge the activities or- ganizations of the Michigan Un- ion and the Women's League. The merged University Activities Cen. ter is now in the hands of Cutler, who will approve final structural plans and recommend the pro- posal to the Regents. One principal question as yet unanswered is whether Cutler will play an advisory role to the new group or exercise more explicit control. Out-going IFC President Larry Lossing suggested Thursday in his farewell address that student or- ganization representatives on SGC, who hold ex-officio seats, with- draw from SGC and form a group of their own, more directly con- cerned with the problems of their organizations. Most ex-officios liked the plan; elected SGC members and OSA officials were critical of it. Cutler prefers that any structural revi- sion of SGC occur after his office receives results from several stud- ies of student-administration re- lationships. '4 4, t 4 0 I 1 f FEIFFER YOCV S6 C V ITS N'OT? 00 '; M1XEVt'ETS~ Lip EVE-pl -' NOT AN~ ASIAN PRORW. PRO& TSA 4TS~ FOR -MEPEASAN'T 0ai 11! 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